US1160819A - Knitted hose. - Google Patents

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APPLICATION-FILED SEPI. l5, 1913. HENEWED OCT. 8. 195.

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appncation mea septenber 15,1913, sealen.' 789,789. nenewa'oetobr e, i915, serial no; sansa Beit known that I,'FBANK` M BARR, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Muskegon, Michigan, have invemted certain vnew anduseful Improvcmentsin Knitted Hose, 4ofy/fliich the followingvisa specification.

' This-invention relates to improvements in knit hose and method ofI making the same.

' The main .objects of this invention are:

. First, to provide seamless knit hosiery which are rights'and lefts'and inwhichthe inner sides of thetoe portions are knit in aline y substantiallystraightvifith the inner side of thei'foot portions and conform to fthe natural shape ofthe foot;` nd in which there are nofseamsat the end ofthe; great toe. Second, toprovide an improved method of making seamless knit hosiery inwhich the inside of the toe 'portions and the foot portions are in a substantially straight-line and the outer side of the toe portions are narrowed, there being no seams at the end of the greattoe portions.

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from the detailed 'description to follow.

' I accomplish the objects of my invention by the devices'and means described in the following specification.

The inventlon 1s cle-arly defined and pointed out in the claim.

' A structure which is a preferred embodi ment of my invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part of this' specification, in which: Figure I is an inner side vienT of a hose" embodying myinvention, the same being Shown on a. vright foot form. Fig. Il is Aa 'detail side elevation of the outer side of the hose shownin Fig. I.' Fig.v III vis a detail bottoni view of apair of hose'embodying' my invention folded in thestlat. Fig. IV is adetail inside view before the selvage edges along the' inside of'the great toe are united. Fig'. Vis an 'enlarged detail top vie'w, Fig. VI isa similar detail-top view before thefopening on the top of the hose wherethc toe portion joins the-foot portion is united. Fig. VII is a detail perspective end view from the outer side.

In the drawing, similar reference numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

reciprocating motion. As vthe. r\na1chine begms on such reciprocating"r motion the needles at the outer side of the toe are manipu- 'lated to produce'the narrowing 2 forthe The first and second needles 'on the inner side Vare manipulated to produce selvage edges fi'along the' inner-'side'of the great toe.I rllhese selvage edges are formed substantially straight with the inner line of the hose. The preferablemethod by which this vis accomplished is by raising needle number 1, that isv 4the'firstneedle on the inner side `in action so that the thread or yarn is wrapped around it but no stitch is formed, the remainder of the needles inaction taking their"regular The next step is to throwthe needle number 2, that is the second needle on the inner side, out of action before theA thread -or yarn on the opposite side of the machine is drawn intothe needle, then operating needles in action until they come to numbers 2 and l, when these are also thrown into action, taking `their regular. stitches. In thisway, needle number 1 knits but one stitch to needle number 2s two stitches. The combination of these stitches and the wrapping on needle number lproduces a; selvage edge which is slightly shorter than, the fabric produced on the other'needles'\in action, and this draws the fabricslightly on the inside and 'on the end ofthe great toe portion back from the end of the stocking, there being a-continuous knit Jfabric over the end of the great toe portion, thereby producing a straight sided great toe portion without a seam across the end.

The selvage, edges are joined by a row of stitches 5. The row of'stitches 5 are in a. line substantially straight with the inner side of the foot portion of the hose, thus ne-k ihalf of the needles are then 'thrown vout of action and the toe yportion knitted with a conforming to the natural shape of the foot.

The edffes (3 are 'oine'd in the usual wa i bv D .7 "looping,j

By this method I produce hose which are portions extending nearly to the end of the great toe and a. great toe portion which is without a seam at the end. This is of great advantage, as it is found that the toe' of ordinary hose being narrowed equally on the inner and outer side tends to draw the' big toe inward toward the other toes, which has a tendency to produce enlarged joints, bunions and other injurious effects.

lVith my improved hose the foot may assume its natural position, the toes are not drawn together or pressure produced thereon, as is likely vto occur in hose narrowed from both sides.

A. further advantage is7 that my improved hose can be made substantially as economically as the ordinary hose tapered or narrowed on both sides.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A seamless knit hose having a toe portion narrowed on its outer side and an unnarrowed continuous knit, great toe portion provided with substantially straight selvage edges at the side thereof, the selvage edges being slightly shorter than said continuous knit portion and being united in a line substantially straight with the inner side of the foot portion of the hose.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANK M. Bann. LL. 5.1

Witnesses MAX LANGE, ANNA VANDERBURG.

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